2001 ELYSIAN FIELDS QUARTERLY BASEBALL JOURNAL

Description: Cover features former Phillies catcher Del Wilber, who also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. Highlights: A wonderful cover story by writer and novelist Rick Wilber about growing up in a baseball family and watching his heroes, including his major league father Del Wilber, grow old; Sim Ramirez laments the loss of his team, the Albuquerque Dukes, to the business of baseball; Jay Thomas recounts his sometimes hilarious adventures as a high school coach Teaching Einstein the Hit-and-Run; Peter Toot recalls an historic major league first in Breaking the Latino Barrier; excellent fiction about star-crossed lovers and the Ray Chapman tragedy (Robert Rubino's Dead Man's Curve), an unlikely challenger to Joe DiMaggio's all-time hit streak (The Pariah by Glen Singer), and a fading minor league pitcher still hoping for a chance at The Show (This Tiny Altitude by JB Powell); Dan Gabriel explains The Myth of the Failing Hitter; David Ginzl "hits the trifecta" in visits to Wrigley, Fenway, and Tiger Stadium; Staff Writer remembers his Nutty Beginnings; fine poetry by Gene Fehler, Robert Fink, Louis Phillips, and others; the All-Yuletide team; book reviews of Inside Pitch, Shoeless Joe, Extra Innings, and others; and a poignant reflection on County Stadium's demise. Volume 18, Number 4. Length: 96 pages. 6x9" format. Note: From 1992 through 2008, Elysian Fields Quarterly was the pre-eminent journal of baseball literature and culture--a beautiful 6x9 perfect-bound publication packed with articles, essays, poetry, fiction, book reviews, humor, fantasy lineups, quirky illustrations, and a great deal more. Like its predecessor, The Minneapolis Review of Baseball, EFQ featured contributors ranging from accomplished academics to first-time writers, and forged a special niche among readers that wasn't dependent on mainstream sportswriters or pundits to give it credibility. Although the publication went on hiatus in 2008, perhaps a comeback might still be around the corner. Issue is in new condition, leftover from unsold original inventory. Visit www.efqreview.com for more details about the journal and to read sample articles. Thanks for your interest in this item, and please check out our other listings.

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